profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl 
ˈpräf-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
Examples of profitable in a Sentence
The movie was very profitable.
selling real estate on the side turned out to be a profitable venture for the stay-at-home mom
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Many farmers work on the thinnest margins, fighting to stay profitable.
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The thesis is that artificial intelligence is poised to undermine the business model that made enterprise software one of the most profitable industries on the planet.
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Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2026
Many farmers work on the thinnest margins, fighting to stay profitable.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
The thesis is that artificial intelligence is poised to undermine the business model that made enterprise software one of the most profitable industries on the planet.
—Michael Jacobides, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026
The firms driving that transformation are among the most profitable in history.
—Nicolas S. Rohatyn, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for profitable
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profitable
adjective
prof·it·able
ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl
: affording profits : yielding advantageous returns or results
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